...for those leading academic programs and committees at the department, college, and university levels; and an enhanced ability to identify emerging leaders for committee work and future academic leadership roles....
...are still members of the department? If your answer is in the vicinity of “not enough,” it may be time to explore ways to support and empower academic staff, as...
...the FYE academic, university leadership should be sure to integrate the FYS director into the leadership structure of the university, including perhaps new student recruitment and orientation, student retention and...
...a smooth transition. In either situation, the work of a leader is not easy. Shifting from being a member of a team within a department to being the leader of...
...our atmosphere isn’t sufficiently supportive, too much toughness from academic leaders can hamper their ability to get the job done. One of my own former department chairs taught me a...
To serve a college or university as a dean or provost is a special honor and responsibility. I had the pleasure to be in such offices—from department chair, to division...
...primarily with the department chair and secondarily with the dean who approves all full-time hiring and who has oversight of academic programs across departments. Before proceeding further, it might be...
...department or program with little if any attention paid them or their development as a faculty member. As the chair of a department that includes a variety of clinical health...
...year’s conference attendees and meeting new academic leaders from around the globe. Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti is the Chair of the Leadership in Higher Education Conference and managing editor of Academic...
...contact between meetings provides a way to keep members apprised of ongoing activities. Committee leadership and agenda setting Committee chairs need be careful, though. An academic leader is a logical...